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Trump's Crypto Windfall, Dems' Anti-Establishment Wave, and the Supreme Court’s Big Week
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Democratic Anti-Establishment Wave: Colorado, New York, and the Energy Deficit
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Politico called this week's Colorado primaries an 'anti-establishment avalanche,' and Kara and Scott dig into why. Colorado AG Phil Weiser beat longtime Senator Michael Bennet — whom Scott backed financially for 10 years and hosted a presidential fundraiser for — and a 29-year-old democratic socialist unseated a 15-term congresswoman. [1] — Scott Galloway "Scott Galloway gave money to Michael Bennet for 10 years and hosted his presidential fundraiser — then watched him lose to a state AG nobod…" 22:20 Robert Reich's Substack take resonates: voters aren't attracted to the ideology of democratic socialism; they're attracted to vigorous young people who seem capable of actually doing something. Steve Bannon, oddly, said nearly the same thing. Scott acknowledges the disruption he called for has arrived, but it's not the calibrated, centrist kind he'd prefer. He warns that democratic socialism as policy has a poor historical track record, and that some of the New York wins — specifically candidates with anti-Israel positions — concern him. But the core energy is right: these candidates are young, unafraid, and action-oriented in a way the Democratic establishment is not.
The Democratic primary upsets in Colorado and New York weren't about socialism — they were about energy. Voters aren't choosing ideology; they're choosing people who look like they want to win and actually do something.
Scott Galloway gave money to Michael Bennet for 10 years and hosted his presidential fundraiser — then watched him lose to a state AG nobody had heard of. The lesson: if you want disruption, you don't get to choose its calibration.
